Photographically, it's analogous to shooting a wedding and reception
with the exception that you can't (usually) shoot the actual ceremony.
If you review the photos here
<http://pierre.com/portfolio/boston-bar-bat-mitzvah-photographer/>
you'll have a very good idea of typical photo coverage. I don't know
about Peter's picture but the kids shown reading the Torah scroll in the
photos above are staged photos and not part of any ceremony. But you're
correct about knowing the people and the culture. I've never shot one
by myself but I've assisted at enough of them in several different
Boston area synagogues that I think I'd be comfortable doing it.
Chuck Norcutt
On 11/18/2013 10:55 AM, Ken Norton wrote:
> I do know the meaning, and all that. But the Jewish population here is
> not that large and it's also a pretty closed loop with enough
> professionals that cater specifically to that community who are of the
> community. It's not just a religion thing, but an entire culture,
> which is relatively foreign to me. I know of it, but that's not the
> same as knowing it.
>
> I wouldn't mind learning how to shoot them, but I'd definitely want to
> assist a dozen times first.
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